NCR: Call to Action conference focuses on laity’s role in reform of church and society
MILWAUKEE — On the evening of Nov. 6, more than 1,000 people gathered in Milwaukee to kick off the 39th annual Call to Action conference. The event offered an infusion of lay empowerment in a season dominated by the papal visit to the U.S. and the Synod of Bishops in Rome.
Participants responded to the conference’s theme, “Love Radically. Live Faithfully,” by offering keynote speeches and dozens of workshops that addressed many of the issues currently rending the heart of the Catholic church in the United States--and the country as well.
Issues as diverse and urgent as the family, the clergy sex abuse crisis, the transgender experience, nonviolence, the journey of the undocumented immigrant, base communities, and the firing of LGBT church workers were presented in programs throughout the weekend. Many opportunities for prayer, artistic expression, and spiritual practice were also available.
